0.2 TV rating 10K (maybe) in the stands for a down to the wire schampionship finish

[SoCalPVguy]

has Indycar jumped the shark ?

PS looks like even the diehards have given up.. I am the only one in this forum right now.

[bugeyedgomer]

It ain't May yet, the only two weeks that count

[SarahFan]

Are we Allowed to talk about this now?

I tried to discuss this 3 years ago and was told by the now moderator that it was off limits .. I was nuts ... Didn't know what I was talking about ... Give it time .. Etc blah etc etc

[heliocastroneves#3]

This is old news, so there's no need to discuss about that. This is going to be a topic full of whining about what should be better and what's wrong. Not a very useful topic, think the moderator might close it asap.

[bugeyedgomer]

Are we Allowed to talk about this now?

I tried to discuss this 3 years ago and was told by the now moderator that it was off limits .. I was nuts ... Didn't know what I was talking about ... Give it time .. Etc blah etc etc

You need to get back on the koolaid drip dude


Moderator Note:
I am leaving this up as an example of what will NOT be tolerated in this thread. This kind of post said NOTHING about the message. It was about the messenger.

Get it?

Gary

[FIAT1]

This is old news, so there's no need to discuss about that. This is going to be a topic full of whining about what should be better and what's wrong. Not a very useful topic, think the moderator might close it asap.

Really , I think it needs to be discussed like everything else that's wrong. Can't critic the wisdom of running the race at midnight on Saturday? I know, let's all brake in to a song together with a few that showed up, give me a break.There is a serious problem with Indycar tv and attendance and should be addressed by everyone, closing this post or any other is not gonna change that.

[bugeyedgomer]

Really , I think it needs to be discussed like everything else that's wrong. Can't critic the wisdom of running the race at midnight on Saturday? I know, let's all brake in to a song together with a few that showed up, give me a break.There is a serious problem with Indycar tv and attendance and should be addressed by everyone, closing this post or any other is not gonna change that.

Like they didn't learn anything from the last Joliet race. I think I saw someone at another forum blaming global warming.
But they are discussing moving the Fontana track rental to October

[Chris R]

We were out pretty late and when I cam home I was pretty surprised to see the Indycar race still on and with a ways to go - I'd agree the hour was too late.....

[Jag_Warrior]

0.2? Really? I'm not sure what they need to do at this point. As for jumping the shark, that happened several years ago. The shark that this series jumped is likely in a retirement home by now, only eating surfers who swim up to him and beg for a quick death.

I thought this was the best IndyCar race, with the most dramatic twists & turns, that I've seen in a long, long, looooong time! I really enjoyed it! I couldn't tell from the camera shots just how full the stands were, but to now see that such a great race got a .2 Nielsen is pretty disheartening. The ratings aren't even stabilizing - somehow they're continuing to spiral downward. They're not doing anything meaningful to promote the series or the drivers, so I don't guess I'm all that surprised.


IMO, it goes back to what I've said for over ten years now: sure, focus on cutting cost. But the consumer/customer doesn't care about what the costs are, as much as he cares about the value of the product. What has the IRL, CART, CCWS or this IndyCar series done to enhance value to the customer? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller???

[FIAT1]

Beside bringing Kim Kardashian as new flag girl, I have some other great ideas that would work, but I don't come cheap.